What We Do

The Transylvania County Solid Waste Department provides a means for the citizens of Transylvania County to properly dispose of the trash they generate in their daily lives. The department operates a comprehensive waste management program that provides areas for disposal and encourages recycling and waste reduction. The challenge is to provide low cost, efficient service while ensuring adequate capacity and environmental protection.

Solid Waste currently has 17 full time and 2 part time employees that operate four collection centers and one sanitary landfill. The equipment operators make sure that the materials brought to the landfill are properly disposed of and that the recyclable materials are transported to the proper locations. Our mechanic maintains the machines and trucks necessary for accomplishing these tasks. The site attendants and scale operators help citizens put their materials in the right place and collect the necessary fees. The office assistant keeps supplies ordered, pays the bills and answers numerous phone calls. Our litter pick up program utilizes community service workers in a never ending attempt to keep our roadsides clean.

The collection centers are located at Calvert, See Off Road, Pisgah Forest, and Woodruff Road.

The purpose of the collection centers is to provide homeowners a convenient place to drop off their household garbage and recyclables. Our pay-as-you-throw program encourages people to reduce the amount of waste they generate and increase the amount of waste they recycle. Customers are charged for the garbage they throw away but there is no charge for sorted recyclable materials.

On average, more than 800 customers use the collection centers daily. The Pisgah Forest center gets the most traffic and is open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday through Saturday. See Off Road and Woodruff Rd are open from 8:00 to 4:00 Monday through Saturday. Calvert Rd is open Tuesday,Thursday, and Saturday 8am-4pm . Commercial customers are asked to bring their loads to the landfill.

The landfill is located on Woodruff Road outside of Rosman. Its hours of operation are 8:00 to 4:00 Monday through Saturday. Homeowners with large, loose loads and commercial and construction customers can bring their loads across our drive thru scales. Most of these are large trucks. Loads coming to the landfill must be secured so no debris will blow out of the vehicle. Tarps are the best way to accomplish this. The Household Hazardous Waste collection center and the electronics recycling program are also located at the landfill.

The employees of the Transylvania County Solid Waste Department work hard to provide our citizens a safe, clean and efficient method to deal with their trash. We strive to be good stewards of the environment by protecting ground water and surface water. We aid in litter pick-up and control and work to stop illegal dumping.

Our county commissioners and planners have had the foresight to plan for the future disposal needs of the county. Many counties are having to ship garbage to large regional landfills at great expense. We have the property and equipment to continue operations for many years.

Solid Waste Holiday Closings for 2019

New Year’s Day- Tuesday, January 1st

MLK Day- Monday, January 21st

Good Friday- Friday, April 19th

Memorial Day- Monday, May 27th

Independence Day- Thursday July 4th

Labor Day- Monday, September 2nd

Veteran’s Day- Monday, November 11th

Thanksgiving Day- Thursday, November 28th

Christmas- Tuesday, December 24th and Wednesday, December 25th

General Phone Number - 828-884-6830If there is inclement weather call 828-884-6830 for details on closings of collection centers or landfill.

Procedure

1. Household Hazardous Waste:

HHW drop offs are accepted at the Woodruff Landfill, Monday-Saturday from 8:00 am-4:00 pm. HHW is only accepted at Landfill from residents of Transylvania County. NO BUSINESS WASTE will be accepted (this includes home-based businesses).

Materials that will be accepted include pesticides, weed killers, bug sprays, used motor oil, antifreeze, gasoline, kerosene, motor and recyclable batteries. Materials that will not be accepted include liquid paint, regulated-medical wastes, industrial or business waste, explosives or unknowns. All containers must be labeled. If you have questions, please call (828) 884-6830.

2. Electronics:

TV’s should be taken to the Woodruff Landfill. The charge for disposal is $15 per unit. Computers, printers, and monitors will be accepted for free.

3. Recyclable materials:

Transylvania County accepts the following recyclable materials free of charge.

All items will be marketed so certain quality standards must be met. Items must be clean, free of contaminants and sorted properly at our collection centers.

D) Plastic Bottles- #1 PETE and #2 HDPE bottles (they must have a neck) are accepted at all locations. Please Rinse. No motor oil, pesticide, or antifreeze bottles. No butter tubs, yogurt or sour cream containers, no plastic cups or bowls. No cake or pastry containers. No flower pots.

E) Steel food cans-labels can be left on. Please rinse. Accepted at all locations.

I) Appliances- refrigerators, stove, hot water heaters, washer and dryers, dishwashers, freezers, and air conditioners are accepted free at Woodruff Landfill. There is no charge for microwaves, toaster ovens, dehumidifiers and other small kitchen appliances.

J) Batteries- Automotive batteries are accepted at no charge at Woodruff, Calvert and Pisgah Forest. Small rechargeable batteries are also accepted at all locations at no charge. Non-rechargeable alkaline batteries should be placed with household garbage.

4. Materials that are prohibited from being disposed of in the landfill:

Tires- must be brought to Woodruff landfill and stacked in tire trailer

Automotive batteries- Can be taken to Pisgah Forest, Calvert or Woodruff Landfill and placed in storage containers

Liquid Paint- paint must be dried. Open lid and let dry or add kitty litter or sawdust and then dispose of dried paint in household garbage.

Aluminum Cans- Recycle them at our collection centers.

Plastic Beverage Containers- have been banned from landfilling and should be recycled.

Used Motor Oil- put in collection drums at Pisgah Forest, Calvert and Woodruff.

Leaves and yard waste- should be composted. The landfill accepts limbs and untreated wood debris but not leaves.

5. Taking materials to the landfill:

The landfill is located on Woodruff Road southwest of Rosman. The entrance is off Highway 64 just past the Mitchell-Bissel Plant. Loads must be moved in a manner that the contents will not leak or spill and shall be covered to keep contents dry and to prevent blowing of material. When you get to the main building pull onto the scales and the scale operator will ask to see your drivers license and will ask what type of materials you have. You will then be directed where to dispose of them. After unloading drive back on the scales to weigh out and pay, if necessary.

6. Paying for disposal:

Transylvania County operates under a user fee program. Residents pay for the trash they generate. You can reduce your cost by recycling and reducing the amount of trash you generate. At the landfill, trash, scrap lumber and shingles cost $60 a ton to dispose of. Unpainted block, unpainted concrete and asphalt cost $20 a ton. Brush, untreated and unpainted lumber and yard waste costs $20 a ton. Stumps and dirt costs $20.00 a ton. There is a $5.00 minimum charge at the landfill. There is no charge for scrap metal recycling.

The collection centers at Connestee, Calvert and Pisgah Forest are designed to accommodate bagged household waste. Orange fee paid stickers are available at the centers for $1.50. Sheets of bag stickers (5/sheet) may be purchased in quantity of 4 sheets for $25.00 (a savings of $5.00!). One sticker is to be placed around the neck of each bag of trash. The weight limit for the bags is thirty pounds. There is no charge for recyclable materials. Cash or checks are the only acceptable forms of payment. No credit or debit cards are accepted.

Contractors, haulers and others who use the landfill frequently can apply to open a credit account at the landfill. Applications are available from the County Finance Office. Qualified applicants will be assigned a customer and vehicle identification number. Billing statements are mailed out at the end of each month.Fees for commercial solid waste haulers are additional.

Frequently Asked Questions

Take Hwy 64 west out of Brevard. Go past the exits for Rosman and Balsam Grove. There is a manufacturing plant called Mitchell-Bissel on the left. The entrance to the landfill is just past the plant on the left. There are signs. The road is Woodruff Road.

2. When are you open?

The landfill is open from 8:00 to 4:00 Monday through Saturday.

The Pisgah Forest Collection Center is open 7:00 to 7:00 Monday through Saturday.

The Calvert Collection Center is open 8:00 to 4:00 Tuesday,Thursday, and Saturday.

The Connestee Collection Center is open 8:00 to 4:00 Monday through Saturday.

Small appliances including microwaves, toasters, blenders, vacuum cleaners, etc. along with scrap metal and other items such as wire will be handled at NO charge if separated from other trash bound for the landfill. These items will be deposited into the scrap metal box at Woodruff Landfill at the direction of scale operator.

The first 5 tires are free. Any over 5 are $2.00 each. Tires on rims are $2.75 each. Truck tires without certification are $3.00 each. Tractor tires without certification are $100.00/ton. Call for quote on large tires. Tires with dirt that have been excavated are subject to rejection. All tires should be cleaned without water prior to arrival at Woodruff facility.

TV’s are $15.00 each. No charge for any other electronics from households.

There is a $5.00 minimum at the landfill.

4. How much does it cost to take things to the collection centers?

Connestee, Calvert and Pisgah Forest accept bagged household garbage only. You must buy a sticker for $1.50 for each bag. Recyclable items are accepted free of charge. Anyone wanting to dispose of unbagged waste or desiring to pay by weight should come to the Woodruff Landfill. The scale attendant will direct customer after arrival.

5. What can be recycled?

Transylvania County accepts the following recyclable materials free of charge.

All items will be marketed so certain quality standards must be met. Items must be clean, free of contaminants and sorted properly at our collection centers.

What May I Recycle?

Metal Cans and Empty Aerosol Cans – Aluminum, Steel, Tin

Plastics: Only food, beverage, personal care and household plastic containers. (Exception: NO black microwavable trays and NO Styrofoam). Any containers previously containing motor oil or pesticides should be directed to trash. These items cannot be recycled at this time.